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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363858388Est. 1993-04

JOHN D AND ALEXANDRA NICHOLS FAMILY

WINNETKA, IL 60093

Total Assets

$90.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$5.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

42

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$129K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$300–$3.8M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$4.1M

Total Expenses

$5.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$5.4M

Distributable Amount

$4.4M

Min. Investment Return

$4.4M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

42 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $300 through median $10K to maximum $3.8M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $6.4M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

251 grants

ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
$7.8M
6 grants
LOOMIS CHAFFEE SCHOOL
$6M
4 grants
WTTW
$3.1M
3 grants
UCAN
$1.9M
5 grants
WRITERS THEATRE
$1.7M
6 grants
MUSIC INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
$839K
5 grants
HARRIS THEATER
$735K
4 grants
FOUNDATION FOR HOMAN SQUARE
$480K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

251 grants

<$10K
172
grants
$10–50K
46
grants
$50–250K
19
grants
$250K–1M
6
grants
$1–5M
8
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Illinois
$18.8M
75% of total
Connecticut
$6M
24% of total
New York
$36K
0% of total
Virginia
$35K
0% of total
Georgia
$28K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$18K
0% of total
Arkansas
$18K
0% of total
Missouri
$10K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$4K
0% of total
Tennessee
$1K
0% of total

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